3. Strategy – Five Forces Analysis
Barriers to Entry
(High)
High $$ Investment
Complex Mission
Long Term
Regulatory/Enivronmental Forces (High)
US Taxpayer
Example Suppliers:
USAID
NGO’s
Global and Local Corporations
Regional Partner Nations
Potentially conflicting agendas
Foreign Policy
Legal/Constitution
Host Nation Laws
Negative Media Attention
Suppliers
(Medium)
Rivalry
(High)
Buyers
(Low to Med)
Buyers are Host Nation
(I.E. Somalia, Mali, Yemen)
In Pre-Crisis or Crisis
Significant challenges to Security
Economic instability or chaos
Presence of violently disruptive org
Respect for sovereignty adds complexity
External opposing force may support Host Nation
Internal Rivalry/Dissenting Voices:
Department of State
Conventional Military
External Rivalry/Dissenting Voices:
UK, France, EU
Arab League
Russia
PRC
Substitutes
(Medium)
Host Nation Partners
NATO w/o US
China, NK
UN (UNHCR)
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6. The Value Chain
The formulation of HVC’s in support of USSOCOM’s conduct of FID and HA missions will enable a much broader range of activities to occur simultaneously, providing a more fertile environment for a return to economic stability or sustainable development while offering significant value to all HVC partners.
Poverty
Reduction
Metrics:
Decreased
Infant Mortality,
Decrease in
Mortality from
Preventable
Disease
Interagency
Coordination
Policy Alignment and Coordination – interagency planning and coordination of operations
in the context of overarching policy reduces duplication of effort, friction and improves focus
Technology
Communications Infrastructure, Bandwidth, Power Generation, Maintenance and Repair
Hybrid mix derived from SOF resources and HVC partners
Humanitarian
Assistance
Healthcare/MEDCAP, De-Mining, Infrastructure Development/Clean Water,
USSOCOM funding is reduced by opening roles to HVC Partners who receive tangible value
via logistical exchange, risk reduction, and early access to emerging markets F I D
Disruption
Of Transnational
Terrorist Org:
Decrease in
Attacks
Funding
- Intelligence analysis
guides operations
- Provides HVC
Partners with high
value data for
market analysis
- Supports Host Nation
Synch individual
agendas/focus goals
NGO’s
Regional Partners
Corporate Entities
USAID
DOS, DOJ
UK, France, Aus, etc
- Logistical resources
of USSOCOM provide
unique value, competitive
advantage to partners
- Training of host nation
in a range of skills in
addition to security ops
improve human capital
- Security Ops conducted
with Host Nation forces
opens terrain for
NGO’s, Businesses,
Development Projects
- Denies terrorist orgs
freedom of movement
Regional
Stability/Security:
GOV legitimacy
Business
and NGO
Access to
Emerging
Markets:
Per Capita
Income and
GDP increase
Partner
Development
Logistics and Training
Security Operations
Strategic Analysis
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9. Competitive Advantage
Creating access for business/corporate participants to normally denied markets provides inhabitants options for sustainment and development. Denies vital terrain and resources to transnational terrorist orgs.
Conduct of FID in the context of HVC that includes interagency partners (DoS/USAID), NGO’s, Businesses, Regional Affiliates, and/or Allies creates an environment in which multiple security, stability, and development activities occur simultaneously. Human needs
are met evenly and the Host
Nation can begin to focus on longer term goals
Diversity of the operation prevents the toxic perception that the US Government is engaged in manipulation/control and strengthens the position of the Host Nation both internally and externally. Additionally, inhabitants of regions critically affected receive a comprehensive package of services and support.
FID/HA
with
HVC
Competitors (PRC, PRNK, and traditional UN activities w/o US) are one dimensional and offer either infrastructure development or military enhancement/training or Humanitarian Assistance, but not all of these. There is no component that directly provides economic opportunities
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